July 2017

K-12 Education

K-12 Funding by Source

(Total Dollars in Millions)

  2015-16 Actual 2016-17 Revised 2017-18 Enacted Change From 2016-17
  Amount Percent
Proposition 98          
General Fund $44,041 $45,015 $46,977 $1,962 4.4%
Local property tax 17,047 18,133 18,981 848 4.7
 Subtotals ($61,088) ($63,148) ($65,958) ($2,810) (4.4%)
           
Other State          
Other General Funda  $5,463 $6,006 $7,111 $1,105 18.4%
Lottery 1,276 1,184 1,184 — —
Special Funds 532 986b 622 -364 -37.0
Subtotals ($7,272) ($8,177) ($8,917) ($741) (9.1%)
           
Other Localc $9,659 $9,942 $9,995 $53 0.5%
Federal $6,981 $7,571 $7,634 $64 0.8%
Totals $85,000 $88,837 $92,504 $3,667 4.1%
           
Studentsd 5,971,790 5,962,962 5,960,101 -2,861 0.0%
           
Proposition 98 Funding Per Student $10,229 $10,590 $11,067 $477 4.5%
Total Funding Per Student $14,234 $14,898 $15,521 $622 4.2%
a Includes funding for state debt-service payments for school facilities, state contributions to the State Teachers' Retirement System, and California Department of Education operations.
b Includes one-time Clean Energy funds carried over from previous years.
c Includes revenue from local fees, property taxes collected in excess of the Local Control Funding Formula allotments, and parcel taxes.
d Reflects average daily attendance.